GOLD CAKE WITH EASY FUDGE FROSTING

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This is probably the first cake I ever made that was from scratch and not out of a box. It is still one of my favorites today, and goes perfectly with a tall glass of milk.

Provided by JackieOhNo

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 1/4 cups unsifted flour
1 cup milk
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
3 tablespoons butter
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (approximately)
1/4 cup milk

Steps:

  • For cake: In a bowl, cream butter until light. Gradually beat in sugar and vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add salt and baking powder, mixing well.
  • Add unsifted flour alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Pour the satiny batter into a greased and floured 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 25 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Let cake cool in pan on rack. Frost.
  • For frosting: In the upper half of a double boiler, over hot water, melt chocolate with butter. Stir in salt and vanilla. Remove from heat and blend in confectioner's sugar alternately with milk, beating smooth after each addition, until the consistency that will spread nicely. Spread over cooled cake.

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